> "quote=maupassant
" and "/quote" substituting the braces for the quote marks.
If you look at your last two attempts to quote, you'll see that the code is visable and the shadowbox did not appear. This is because you omitted the second brace to the first quote, eg. [quote=
Missing is the closing brace. Add the ] and all will be well. The use of the name of the person quoted is optional. If you want the name, add it after the equal sign.